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contents 6 // EDITOR’S NOTE 8 // WINNERS & LOSERS On the one hand, some new local restaurants have been dubbed among the best in the nation. On the other hand, Harvard’s being hit with accusations of racism.
10 // WHAT’S NEW? We’re getting a branch of Blackbird Doughnuts, plus the EMF building might become a landmark. 34 // CALENDAR 38 // PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
20 SCOUT’S HONORED 2018 15 // BEAUTY “It was a total accident, really,” the manager of Chameleon Tattoo & Body Piercing says when we ask him how he got into his profession. 16 // WELLNESS Whether you’re searching for a new yoga studio, dentist, gym, acupuncturist, or physical therapist, we’ve got recommendations brought to you by your fellow Cantabrigians. 18 // SERVICES Looking for an architect? Community classes? Or just some photos of dogs getting groomed? 20 // SHOPPING As part of your definitive guide to shopping local, meet the woman
who “was raised by hippies in the woods” and went on to found Cambridge’s best jewelry shop. 22 // ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The city’s top music venue, movie theater, and more. 24 // FOOD Saffron-butter poached lobster. Octopus a la plancha. Ginger-lime sorbet. Are you drooling yet? 30 // DRINKS Get the scoop on where to find the best cocktails and beer selection in the city. 32 // WILDCARDS Plan your next date night, plus check out who nabbed the coveted “best new business” award.
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BON APPÉTIT-APPROVED EATING While we can’t promise that you’ll be running into Bon Appétit’s Brad Leone or Claire Saffitz around Cambridge any time soon, the magazine has given the thumbs up to two local spots in its annual Best New Restaurants in America list. Italian trattoria-inspired spot Pammy’s and Yume Wo Katare’s udon noodle offshoot Yume Ga Arukara impressed the revered magazine enough to earn a place among 48 other new eateries across the country. Yume Ga Arukara ended up at No. 8 on the magazine’s shortlist, and even though Pammy’s mix of “Italian culture and American innovation” didn’t make the final cut, they’re both No. 1 in our hearts.
BIRD SCOOTERS Bird Scooters’ surprise rollout made some enemies in high places. “The City will not permit Bird’s electric scooters to be parked and used on City-owned streets, sidewalks, and other public property without all required authorizations and permissions having first been obtained,” City Manager Louis A. DePasquale told Bird officials in a letter shared with Scout. The scooter company ran into similar trouble in San Francisco earlier this year when the city sent a cease and desist letter and a city attorney called Bird “a public nuisance” and “unlawful,” according to Bloomberg.
BEING A KID UNDER THREE FEET TALL In this life, there seems to be little upside to being a short kid—between being able to ride all the roller-coasters, reach tall shelves, and slam dunking in basketball, older and taller kids seem to have it all … except at Hulun Beir. Davis Square’s newest hot pot spot has enacted a slightly unusual, but shortkid-friendly policy, according to Eater Boston: If you’re a kid under three feet tall (or you’re over 60 years old), you can go ahead and get your dipping sauce for free. SENDING BERKLEE ABROAD Musicians across the world dream of having their talents honed under Berklee’s tutelage, but Cambridge resident and Berklee assistant professor Chrissy Tignor went ahead and brought the music school’s resources to the Dominican Republic. After teaching a series of recording courses back in March at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música in Santo Domingo, Tignor returned to the conservatory this summer to launch a recording studio for students, the Cambridge Patch reports. The studio will be ready for the students’ fall semester, along with additional workshops for musicians and those interested in sound engineering.
PARKING AT ALEWIFE STATION Commuting to work via public transit has its own special set of hazards: missing your train, crowded cars, and, in the case of one commuter parked at Alewife Station’s garage, getting your vehicle crushed by concrete. A chunk of the ceiling fell on a commuter’s car on Aug. 8, the Cambridge Chronicle reported, temporarily closing off 500 parking spaces on the garage’s second level and calling the building’s structural integrity into question. In an article the following day, the Chronicle referred to a 2017 engineering consultant’s report listing the garage as being in “critical” condition, specifically claiming “serious deterioration in several parts of the garage.” The parking garage was reopened for daytime parking on Aug. 12 after a weekend of work and safety assessment. HARVARD You’d figure a university wouldn’t hit headlines too much over the summer, but Harvard managed to pack in a school year’s worth of drama during break. Of course, there’s the ongoing lawsuit from the Students for Fair Admissions claiming discrimination in the university’s admissions process, which heated up again in July when the group said that certain confidential documents in Harvard’s possession contained “racially tinged communications,” according the Harvard Crimson. In a separate incident a couple days later, Theresa Lund, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative’s executive director, was placed on leave after a “racially motivated” argument with her neighbor went viral, Boston Magazine reports.
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After Boston Restaurant Talk first confirmed its impending arrival COMING via a Licensing Commission MOVED SOON agenda back in September 2017, Sheger Cafe and Restaurant was finally unveiled in North Cambridge a full 10 months later. Operated by Misrak Gandi, the owner of the neighboring Misrak Beauty Salon, Sheger boasts Ethiopian-style meat and vegetable servings atop a circular, sponge-like bread called injera. The restaurant had a special opening the first weekend of July for a celebration of goorsha, which Eater Boston reports is a custom of feeding friends and loved ones by hand. PORTER SQUARE
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to go along with its time-tested French/North African-fusion cuisine. Owner Alia Meddeb hinted at the long-desired wait for alcohol at the restaurant, telling Eater Boston in August that patrons “can finally enjoy Baraka the way they always wished.” HARVARD SQUARE
TOSCANO REOPENS AFTER A SCARE
Tuscan-inspired restaurant Toscano aims to provide a rustic
Italian eating experience with “no passport required,” per its site, but the Harvard Square location had to delay guests’ travel plans for a couple days in July after a fire broke out in the restaurant’s rear alley. The damage was “thankfully contained to that area” and started accidentally, according to a Facebook post by restaurant manager Melissa Casella. After determining that no damage had been done to the interior, Toscano reopened at the beginning of August.
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Meanwhile, Toscano’s neighbor Les Sablons shuttered permanently in early August after just under a year andCOMING a half SOON in business. The partners of the Harvard Square fine dining spot come from owning similarly seafood-centric restaurants, including Island Creek Oyster Bar in Kenmore Square, leading the Boston Globe to call the closing “a surprising turn of events” after giving Les Sablons a glowing review upon its opening. Globe columnist Shirley Leung referred to Les Sablons in an Aug. 8 piece, using the restaurant as an emblem of a growing realization: there might be “too many restaurants in Boston and not enough diners.”
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Docked bike-share company Blue Bikes continued its takeover of the city this summer, getting a boost in August from an unlikely source. The Commonwealth Avenue Bridge construction, although clogging a major artery between Cambridge and downtown Boston, prompted a surge in users for the bike share company, posting a 35 percent increase during the first week of construction, according to the Boston Globe. More big news came earlier in the summer from Blue Bikes’ parent company, Motivate; the Boston Business Review reports that the bike-share conglomerate had been bought by Lyft for an undisclosed sum, heralding the transportation supergiant’s first foray into the bike-share world.
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Nearly a decade after since the Cambridge Police moved their headquarters from Western Avenue in Central Square, the department is getting a new substation with an eight-year sublease in Carl Barron Plaza. Local officials heralded the new substation in a July 25 press release from the Central Square Business Association (CSBA), citing goals of increased visibility and efficiency of police around the square. The substation will be ready for use in October, according to the CSBA.
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One of Somerville’s most beloved artisanal chocolate companies is sadly moving away, but Cambridge is reaping the sweet, sweet benefits. EHChocolatier’s new location is at 145 Huron Ave. in West Cambridge, and will allow for a better customer shopping experience than the current spot, co-founder Elaine Hsieh explains. “It’s a very quaint space that kind of has a European, small-shop feel to it,” Hsieh told Scout about the new location. “It’s been a dream of ours since the very beginning of EHChocolatier to have a sweet neighborhood retail shop where 12 Scout’s Honored 2018 | scoutcambridge.com
customers can watch how our chocolates are made,” co-founder MOVED Catharine Sweeney added in a statement. PORTER SQUARE
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Although new to Porter, Keezer’s is far from a new name in the Cambridge clothing scene. Ask any parent (or grandparent … or great-grandparent, honestly) who’s grown up around Central Square, and there’s a real chance they’ve been outfitted with some of its formalwear during the store’s 122year stint in the neighborhood. After the shop’s block was bought out by Harvard alum and
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The former Out of the Blue Too Gallery space is being considered by Revolutionary Clinics for “a retail medical marijuana dispensary,” according to a July 16 community meeting hosted by the clinic. Out of the Blue found a new life in August at the Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub-affiliated FireHouse in Allston, but its former space has remained vacant aside from new, Central-centric signage, which was orchestrated by the Central Square Business Association. The July 16 meeting, which served to inform and answer questions about the clinic’s pursuit of a special permit, has been the first sign of (potential) new development at the space. THE PORT
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Whether you did well in algebra class or not, math is virtually in every part of our daily routines, but for early education company Math Talk, there’s no reason it MOVED can’t be one of the fun parts of everyday life. Enter MathScapes, a new initiative from Math Talk and the City of Cambridge that will implement installations in and around Sennott Park to engage crucial math concepts for all ages, the Cambridge Chronicle reports. Currently, the campaign is in its crowdfunding stage, hoping to make $30,000 by Sept. 28 in order to win a matching grant from Commonwealth Places.
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Known for its mindful fast food, the Clover Food Lab chain has grown since 2015 into a beloved, healthy option city-wide … except, perhaps, with the Department of Labor. The department issued a statement in July outlining a misclassification of food truck managers as salaried employees, resulting in nearly $80,000 of back wages owed by owner Ayr Muir, according to Eater Boston. Muir went to Clover’s blog later in the month to defend the chain, arguing that truck managers have “the same kind of responsibilities” and “relationships with staff and MOVED customers as restaurant managers,” but could not afford to pursue the case further. CENTRAL SQUARE
“NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER” IN A CENTRAL SQUARE SUPERMARKET Back in February, the Star Market in Central Square closed after a representative referred to the location as “underperforming,” but building managers and nearby residents alike were nevertheless disappointed to learn a new market wouldn’t replace it. The building’s leasing manager, Jay Kiely, told the Cambridge Day in July that he made “exhaustive
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efforts” to find a grocery buyer, but the space is now slated to become office space after finding “no interest whatsoever” among potential buyers. The nearest markets for residents surrounding the former Star Market are Target and H-Mart, both roughly a five-minute walk into Central Square. CENTRAL SQUARE
EMF’S PROVING IT’S HISTORICAL TO SAVE IT FROM BECOMING HISTORY
After a long saga of evictions and tenants fighting to save the space from new development, longtime Cambridge arts hub EMF might have found a saving grace in the form of a historical landmark designation, the Cambridge Chronicle reports. The Cambridge Historical Commission announced its plans to launch a historical study in August, which may take up to a year, but doesn’t ensure the tenants will be able to return to the building. Still, advocate Jonathan Glancy and his fellow former tenants want to see the building preserved in some capacity, which may be difficult given that Mayor Marc McGovern told the Chronicle that “the city doesn’t feel comfortable” with the building’s integrity and a crew will “have to gut the building” to ensure safety.
For a candy maker that’s produced both arguably the most inoffensive wafer in candy history and the quintessential Valentine’s Day candy Sweethearts, the Cambridge-originating NECCO company has found itself in an ongoing saga that’s far from sweet or inoffensive. After a bankruptcy announcement in March, a new buyer in May, and the buyer backing out in July due to a “rodent infiltration,” according to Boston Magazine, the candy company’s main factory shut down without warning on July 24. Workers were informed of the closing by being told they could pick up their final paychecks that Friday, the Cambridge Patch reports, which naturally didn’t sit well with the company’s 230 employees. Later that week, two former workers filed a class action suit against the company’s most recent buyers, Round Hill Investments, for not giving proper notice of the factory’s shutdown. Before the plant’s closure though, the Globe reported that Round Hill sold NECCO to an anonymous buyer, meaning workers of the self-proclaimed “longest continuously operating candy company in the United States” might be embroiled in a similarly long legal battle.
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FLOYD’S 99 BARBERSHOP 1672 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. (617) 492-0936 FLOYDSBARBERSHOP.COM/CAMBRIDGE
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BEAUTY SPA CAMBRIDGE
1766 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. (617) 868-4778 BEAUTYSPACAMBRIDGE.COM
“It was a total accident, really,” Owen Beane says when we ask him how he got into the tattoo and piercing world. He started as a “garbage man” at Chameleon Tattoo & Body Piercing in the ’90s, when regulations around piercing weren’t strict like they are today. The shop focused on piercing then, as tattooing was illegal in Massachusetts until 2000—officials feared a hepatitis outbreak, according to the Cambridge Public Health department. Beane worked his way up quickly, and has now been the manager of the shop for 14 years. He works to build a staff of talented tattoo artists who are capable of delivering quality customer service to the people of “all walks of life” who pass through Harvard Square. “[We’re] constantly striving for making sure everybody has a good experience here—not just gets a tattoo or gets a piercing, but ends up leaving with an experience that felt a little bit more significant than the tattoo or the piercing they ended up with,” Beane says. “What’s going to set you apart is the personal experience, where people after the piercing is done or the tattoo is done, they’re like this felt special to me, and I’m going to remember it forever, in a positive way.”
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SCOUT’S HONORED
WELLNESS
BY REENA KARASIN
Spaulding Cambridge Anna Schroepfer Kandoyan
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
1575 CAMBRIDGE ST., (617) 876-4344, SPAULDINGREHAB.ORG What makes a good physical therapist? To Anna Schroepfer Kandoyan, it’s about more than good clinical knowledge and skills—it’s about an eagerness to work with patients, being a good listener, and asking the right questions. Working with people was one of the main reasons that Kandoyan wanted to become a physical therapist. Physical therapy combined her interest in healthcare with that opportunity to develop relationships with patients. She started off with in-patient rehabilitation 23 years ago, focusing on helping people with neurological issues. She’s now been at Spaulding for 13 years, where she enjoys the opportunity to work with people with both neurological and orthopedic problems. One of the reasons she’s chosen to stay at Spaulding for more than half of her career is
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because it offers her the chance to spend significant time with patients. “One of the things that we try to preserve is some longer treatment times,” she says. “Healthcare is doing everything faster and quicker, but there are certain things that you can’t rush, or certain things you can’t fit into exact recipes for every person.” Kandoyan and her coworkers also try to emphasize patient education, which she views as crucial to good care. “No matter what we do here, even if we’re doing hands-on work, you always need to provide education, whether it be their home exercise program or what to do, what not to do, because that’s going to have a big impact on the carryover and what’s happening the other 23 hours a day, and the next day and the next day before they return again,” she says. “That’s really where progress happens.”
HOLISTIC HEALTH SERVICE MASSAGE
INMAN OASIS
243 HAMPSHIRE ST., (617) 491-0176 INMANOASIS.COM
Selection of services: • Deep tissue massage • Trigger point therapy • Cranio-sacral massage • Sports massage • Hot stone massage • Private hot tub soaks • Community hot tub GYM
HEALTHWORKS
35 WHITE ST., (617) 497-4454 HEALTHWORKSFITNESS.COM
Healthworks is a fitness center designed specifically for women. Selection of services: • Personal training • Group training • Group fitness classes • Cycling studio • Steam room and sauna • Massage • Nutrition consultants • Kids club
ACUPUNCTURE
ACUPUNCTURE TOGETHER 2464 MASSACHUSETTS AVE #420, (617) 499-9993 ACUPUNCTURETOGETHER.COM
“Acupuncture Together is a healing oasis in North Cambridge. The owner/manager Justine Deutsch Meyers has created an incredible resource for individuals living in this area seeking an alternative way to deal with physical ailments, challenges, and injuries ... The soothing and welcoming environment of Justine’s practice is an unusual gift for those who frequent this business.” —Elisabeth Ann Wexler, an Acupuncture Together patient DENTIST (IT’S A TIE!)
DENTAL RESTORATIVE GROUP
2335 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 910-3807 DENTALRESTORATIVEGROUP.COM
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21 BELMONT ST., (617) 868-0756 OMNAMOCENTER.COM Kandoyan photo by Claire Ellis.
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SERVICES
BY REENA KARASIN
Cambridge Center for Adult Education
MECHANIC
FRAMING
75 HAMILTON ST., (617) 354-5383 GOODNEWSGARAGECAMBRIDGE. COM
2044 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 491-0011 1100 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 864-4487 BIGPICTUREFRAMING.COM
GOOD NEWS GARAGE
FLORIST
BRATTLE SQUARE FLORIST 31 BRATTLE ST., (617) 876-9839 BRATTLESQUAREFLORIST.COM
COMMUNITY CLASSES
42 BRATTLE ST., (617) 547-6789, CCAE.ORG Ever wish there was more learning in your life? The Cambridge Center for Adult Education strives to help people pursue lifelong learning through courses on everything from visual arts to ESL to writing to cooking. The nonprofit offers more than 400 classes in each of its four annual terms. One of the most popular subject areas is visual arts, according to the center’s executive director, Lisa Burton. Visual arts classes range from jewelry making to woodworking to needlepoint. While daytime classes often see mostly an older crowd, Burton says that nighttime classes draw in a wide variety of people.
“It’s great to see so many younger people still very interested in that face-to-face, experiential learning and networking that you can only get by a live event,” she says. “Our visual arts classes do very well, partly [because] you can’t substitute that with an app.” The center’s cooking and wine courses—which include “Thai Street Food,” “The Cartography of Beer,” and “Artisan Baking Intensive”—are also among the most popular, Burton says. This fall the center will launch a series of celebrity chef master classes, which will bring in chefs from the Kirkland Tap and Trotter, Parsnip, and other local restaurants.
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PRESCHOOL OR DAYCARE
GARDEN NURSERY SCHOOL 24A FARWELL PL., (617) 354-4229 GARDENNURSERYSCHOOL.ORG
PET GROOMING
LAUNDROMUTT ARCHITECT OR ARCHITECTURE FIRM
LABHAUS
14 ARROW ST., (617) 936-3482 LABHAUS.COM
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489 CONCORD AVE. (617) 864-9274 LAUNDROMUTT.COM BANK OR CREDIT UNION
INSURANCE AGENCY
1336 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. (617) 876-2790 353 HURON AVE., (617) 661-1317 415 MAIN ST., (617) 441-0951 1720 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. (617) 661-0398 CAMBRIDGETRUST.COM
1939 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. (617) 864-5586 GALANTEINSURANCE.COM
CAMBRIDGE TRUST COMPANY
RALPH J. GALANTE INSURANCE AGENCY
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
COMPASS
1073 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. (617) 303-0067 COMPASS.COM/BOSTON
CCAE and LaundroMutt photos by Derek Kouyoujmian. LABhaus photo courtesy of LABhaus.
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SHOPPING
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HOME DECOR
5 BRATTLE ST., (617) 497-1221 BLACKINKBOSTON.COM
1731 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 497-0137 ABODEON.COM
BLACK INK
Canned Knick-knacks, Price Varies Plus $4 Canning Fee One of the whimsical quirks of Black Ink is that they can jar pretty much anything for you. The litany of small, random objects sitting in fish bowls by the antique canner— hedgehog squeeze toys, tops, tiny hands you can wear on the tip of your finger—is just a jumping off point. One employee says she once canned a $50 bill for someone.
Rebekah Brooks Jewelry JEWELRY
17 BRATTLE ST., (617) 864-1639, REBEKAHBROOKS.COM When you consider Rebekah Brooks’s childhood, it’s not hard to understand how she became a jewelry designer. “I was raised by hippies in the woods,” she says. “They’re both artists, my parents are sculptors. I went to art school, I blew glass for a while, but I actually have been making jewelry since I was four years old. I always made necklaces, and for a long time I would go to concerts and sell them in the parking lot or put things in my parents’ friends’ galleries.” She started Rebekah Brooks Jewelry 22 years ago, and now the shop has locations on
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Brattle Street, in Boston, and in Northampton. Brooks calls her store an “old-fashioned jewelry company.” All the jewelry is handmade at the Northampton store, and the shops offer antique jewelry and restoration and repairing. Rebekah Brooks Jewelry falls into a classical style, reflective of Brooks’s belief that jewelry is timeless, something that can be shared through generations and that “transcends fashion and trends.” “Someday we won’t have our same car, or our same house, or the clothes that we’re wearing, but we will have the ring that we wore, the necklace that was passed down,” Brooks says. “I really believe that jewelry that was worn by your grandmother, that was passed down, everything ties back to the spiritual nature of jewelry.”
ABODEON
Reindeer Bottle Opener, $32
Don’t worry— no reindeer were harmed in the making of these bottle openers. When reindeer shed their antlers each year, people in northern Finland gather them. Spread That! Knife & Scoop That! Ice Cream Scoop, $22 each
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Viski Gem Highball Glasses, $32.95
Sea Anemones Puzzle, $16.95
Handmade Artisan Candles $20.50 to $32.50
EYEWEAR SHOP
MEN’S CLOTHING
12 ELIOT ST., (617) 354-3303 EYE-Q-OPTICAL.COM
2067 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 547-2067 DRINKWATERSCAMBRIDGE.COM
EYE Q OPTICAL RECORD SHOP
CHEAPO RECORDS
538 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 354-4455 CHEAPORECORDS.COM
HARDWARE STORE
TAGS HARDWARE 29 WHITE ST., (617) 868-7711 TAGSHARDWARE.COM
KIDS SHOP
HENRY BEAR’S PARK 17 WHITE ST., (617) 547-8424 HENRYBEAR.COM
WOMEN’S CLOTHING
SUSANNA
1776 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 492-0334 SUSANNACAMBRIDGE.COM
DRINKWATER’S THRIFT OR VINTAGE
CAMBRIDGE ANTIQUE MARKET 201 MONSIGNOR O’BRIEN HIGHWAY (617) 868-9655 MARKETANTIQUE.COM
BICYCLE SHOP
BROADWAY BICYCLE SCHOOL
351 BROADWAY, (617) 868–3392 BROADWAYBICYCLESCHOOL.COM
KITCHEN SUPPLIES
CHINA FAIR
2100 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 864-3050 CHINAFAIRINC.COM
Photo, top left, by Phoebe Jones. Black Ink, Abodeon, and Porter Square Books photos by Irina M. / IM Creative Photography.
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Porter Square Books BOOKSTORE
25 WHITE ST., (617) 491-2220 PORTERSQUAREBOOKS.COM Take it from a book lover: Porter Square Books is a special place. A homey vision greets you as you enter the brightly lit store. On the left is a cafe where you might find people reading their freshly purchased books or the day’s newspaper. Tables sprawl in front of you with the newest titles, and shelves rim the store spanning myriad genres. But what really sets Porter Square Books apart is the ways in which it goes beyond the role of a traditional bookstore. The shop works hard to engage with its community; The Porter Square Books Foundation, for example, finds authors to speak at Cambridge and Somerville schools, and gives attending students signed books. “It is hard to describe the joy, wonder, and awe that so many of these children experienced, meeting a ‘real’
author and walking away with their very own copy of that author’s book,” the book store’s website explains. There’s a place for local writers as well, through the shop’s consignment program. Writers from Cambridge, Somerville, Boston, Belmont, and Arlington can submit their books to the store and receive 60 percent of each book’s price tag once it sells. Writers also have the chance to participate in the bookstore’s brand new Writers in Residence program. Starting in 2019, two writers will get helpful perks including a staff discount at the store and cafe and use of the office on evenings and weekends. And the bookstore tries to ensure a good experience for its workers as well. The owners of Porter Square Books made headlines earlier this year when they sold part of their ownership to longtime employees, demonstrating significant trust in their workers and a pledge to make sure they have a stake in the business even when the current owners ultimately retire.
GARDEN SUPPLIES
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2225 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 491-2244, PEMBERTONMARKETPLACE.COM
Just outside Porter Square, Pemberton Farms might simply be a gourmet convenience store for some—seriously, the selection of crackers and olive pastes is out of this world. But outside the store, in the aisles of plants arranged next to Mass. Ave., is where Pemberton shines. That’s where you’ll find “the area’s largest full service garden center,” according to its website, a claim that’s difficult to doubt—carrying almost every flower, tree, vegetable, and houseplant in season, the Cambridge garden center also boasts a wide selection of indoor and outdoor supplies such as tools, fertilizers, and mulch.
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SCOUT’S HONORED
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
BY JM LINDSAY
Oberon EVENTS SPACE
2 ARROW ST., (617) 547-8300 AMERICANREPERTORYTHEATER. ORG/VENUE/OBERON Named for the medieval King of the Fairies, Harvard Square’s Oberon is the raucous sister-venue to the larger American Repertory Theater. Billing itself as a “thriving incubator for emerging artists to imagine new projects that could only exist in this exciting club theater environment,” the A.R.T.’s second stage features include experimental local hip-hop, overthe-top bar-style trivia, and an alternative burlesque festival that’s now in its fifth year. Think you’ve got an idea for a show that might be too risky to send through the normal theater channels? Great! Oberon is always open to show submissions from local artists.
MOVIE THEATER
KENDALL SQUARE CINEMA
355 BINNEY ST., (617) 621-1202 LANDMARKTHEATRES.COM/BOSTON/ KENDALL-SQUARE-CINEMA
MUSIC VENUE
THE SINCLAIR
52 CHURCH ST., (617) 547-5200, SINCLAIRCAMBRIDGE.COM
From pop-punk revival acts to trap karaoke nights, the Sinclair has featured live music almost every night since opening its doors in 2012. With a capacity of 525, Bowery Boston’s Harvard Square venue offers both the intimacy of the smaller clubs that the neighborhood has long been known for and the energy of the large shows more common on the other side of the Charles. Plus, the club’s got a roof deck area, and its kitchen features some pretty creative gastropub-style options, including smoked gouda mac and cheese and “chorizo disco fries.” 22 Scout’s Honored 2018 | scoutcambridge.com
With so many additions to Kendall Square, it can be hard to believe that one of the main attractions, the Landmark-operated theater, has been open since 1995. It’s the best place in town to catch the latest in independent or foreign film, and with nine screens and a newly renovated lobby (now serving beer and wine!), Kendall Square Cinema gives you options. Whether you’re in the mood for Korean horror, low-budget comingof-age nostalgia, or the top selections from the latest local film festival, chances are you can find it here.
PRINT SHOP
CLASSIC GRAPHX 678 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. (617) 868-4140 CLASSICGRAPHX.COM
While some shops offer both design and print services, most only really excel at one (if that). What makes Classic GraphX different is that it has both the designers and the printing capacity to take an idea from conception to finished product all under one roof. With over 30 years of experience, the Central Square shop’s portfolio spans generations of clients. From the Harvard Medical School to the menu for the Plough and Stars, Classic GraphX is a Cambridge institution for, well, Cambridge institutions.
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FOOD
Little Donkey RESTAURANT OVERALL RESTAURANT IN CENTRAL SQUARE CHEF – KEN ORINGER & JAMIE BISSONNETTE
505 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 945-1008, LITTLEDONKEYBOS.COM Chefs Jamie Bissonnette and Ken Oringer had already emerged as geniuses of tapas with Boston institution Toro when they decided to open another restaurant in their home city—and, specifically, in Central Square. But what kind of cuisine should be its focus? According to Bissonnette … no kind. “We realized we wanted a restaurant that didn’t have a specific national cuisine identity,” he says. “We wanted it to be playful and fun—a mix of cultures, a little bit of everything.” And that philosophy inspired the name. “Donkeys are in every culture,” Bissonnette says. “When you say ‘donkey,’ people don’t think of one kind of cuisine—you get five or six different responses. And ‘little’ made it sound like what we wanted the restaurant to be: a companion workhorse that’s a lot of things to a lot of people.” The menu took inspiration from their travels, as well as the meals they prepare at their own homes, with an emphasis on playfulness. Take the razor clams casino, for instance. “Clams casino is kind of iconic, and razor clams from Massachusetts are the best in the world,” Bissonnette says. “We make this awesome Portuguese kielbasa and clam dish and
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wondered, ‘What if we put it back in the shell, casino-style?’” The black pepper popovers were inspired by the classical roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. They took fat from the meat, rendered it, and made popovers from it … but unlike Yorkshire pudding, which is served hot with roast beef, they serve them cold with their steak tartare, instead of the traditional baguette. And there’s the octopus a la plancha, their favorite, iconic Spanish seafood dish. Like so many others, they played with it before settling on the final form: The octopus is cooked simply with lots of olive oil, but they char the onions and the potatoes are fried and then smashed. The result is a dish that’s “a little less technical than we’d do elsewhere,” says Bissonnette. After a decade of collaboration, the two chefs are still learning from each other, suggesting ingredients or techniques that spring from places they’ve been, books they’ve read, all shared in a ceaseless flow of texts between them. As a result, neither will lay claim to any one item on the restaurant’s menu. “People will say, ‘Which dish is whose?’” Bissonnette says. “They’re not. One of us mentions a dish, another mentions an ingredient, and ultimately, it’s a Little Donkey dish.”
Photo by Adrianne Mathiowetz.
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GOURMET OR SPECIALTY FOOD CATERING
FORMAGGIO KITCHEN
244 HURON AVE., (617) 354-4750, FORMAGGIOKITCHEN.COM
There is bread, and then there is Irish soda bread made with buttermilk and filled with raisins. There is cheese, and then there is Selles sur Cher goat cheese from the Loire Valley. There is honey, and then there is Melata di Bosco made by bees feeding on alpine spruce honeydew. Vive la différence, and vive Formaggio Kitchen for placing so many differences— in honeys, cheeses, breads, wines, and more—at the fingertips of the good people of Cambridge. At Formaggio Kitchen, you can explore Europe on your own by taking home Sottocenere al Tartufo (an Italian cow milk cheese with truffles) and a bottle of French wine from a collection curated by their experts, or in good company with Formaggio Kitchen’s lasagne (pasta from Abruzzo, filled with house-made béchamel and beef and pork ragu) and seasonal craft beer from local breweries. FOOD TRUCK
BARTLEBY’S SEITAN STAND (617) 395-5638, BARTLEBYSFOOD.COM
This food truck’s embraced vegetarianism and the devil, using the Seitan/ Satan homophones to spur a creative, demonic menu. If you like heat, Bartleby’s Seitan Stand is the food truck for you: the “Daredevil’s Deluxe,” for example, is a spicy seitan patty on a pretzel roll with red onion, pickles, lettuce, and tomato. Sauces—or “Dips of Destruction”—include Seitanic Spicy Sauce and Garlic ’n Herb Ranch, with Thai Chili Ketchup and Bang! Bang! coming down the line.
BAKERY
TAKEOUT
114 MOUNT AUBURN ST., (617) 714-3205 40 ERIE ST., (617) 945-0322 190 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 225-2525 FLOURBAKERY.COM
225 HAMPSHIRE ST., (617) 547-8272 PUNJABIDHABA.CO
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BUTCHER
SAVENOR’S MARKET 92 KIRKLAND ST., (617) 576 6328 SAVENORSMARKET.COM
COFFEE SHOP OR CAFE
1369 COFFEE HOUSE
1369 CAMBRIDGE ST., (617) 576-1369 757 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 576-4600 1369COFFEEHOUSE.COM
BREAKFAST
HENRIETTA’S TABLE
PUNJABI DHABA BURGER
ALDEN & HARLOW
40 BRATTLE ST., (617) 864-2100 ALDENHARLOW.COM
SUSHI
CAFE SUSHI
1105 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 492-0434 CAFESUSHICAMBRIDGE.COM
TACOS
LONE STAR TACO BAR
635 CAMBRIDGE ST., (857) 285-6179 DEEPELLUM-ALLSTON.COM/LONESTAR
1 BENNETT ST., (617) 661-5005 HENRIETTASTABLE.COM
KID-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT
BAR EATS
32 CHURCH ST., (617) 864-6100 BORDERCAFE.COM
STATE PARK
BORDER CAFE
ONE KENDALL SQUARE, (617) 848-4355 STATEPARK.IS
SERVICE STAFF
CHEAP EATS
1755 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 714-4944 ABBEYCAMBRIDGE.COM
NACO TACO
297 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 945-1548 NACOCENTRAL.COM
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DUMPLING HOUSE
950 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 661-8066 DUMPLINGHOUSECAMBRIDGEMA.COM scoutcambridge.com | Scout’s Honored 2018 25
SCOUT’S HONORED
BRUNCH
WIT’S END
1248 CAMBRIDGE ST., (857) 259-6168, WITSENDBAR.COM
Wit’s End has been bringing banter and clever questions to Inman Square since it opened last fall. The motif of two sides to a conversation or argument pops up throughout the bar’s design. The bar itself—which is filled with Scrabble letters below the glass, letting patrons pick out words from the jumble—is half black and half tan. Many of the dishes can be prepared in two ways, as dueling plates, and cocktails come in “old school” and “new school” styles.
LATIN AMERICAN
OLÉ
11 SPRINGFIELD ST., (617) 492-4495 OLERESTAURANTGROUP.COM
Menu highlights: • Queso fundido • Pastel Azteca • Tacos pollo tinga with jicama slaw • Chiles rellenos • Lobster quesadilla with mango salsa
SWEET TOOTH SATISFYER
CHRISTINA’S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM 1255 CAMBRIDGE ST., (617) 492-7021 CHRISTINASICECREAM.COM
Flavor highlights: • Lavender • Milk chocolate gianduja • Ginger-lime sorbet • Butter almond • Apple pie • Creme fraiche • Orange chocolate • Ginger molasses • Adzuki bean 26 Scout’s Honored 2018 | scoutcambridge.com
“My Life Cured Duck Without You” Who says duck isn’t a morning food? A buttermilk biscuit topped with duck confit, duck skin cracklins, and a poached egg is topped off with orange marmalade.
“Oops, I Brisk’It Again” Potato skins sport brisket, bacon jam, cheese, and eggs in this comfort food dish.
“Lobster Roll’ing in the Deep” “Saffron-butter poached lobster.” Drooling yet? In addition to lobster, brioche is topped with sriracha celery relish, hollandaise, and a poached egg in this dish.
Oleana MIDDLE EASTERN PLACE TO SPLURGE OUTDOOR DINING
134 HAMPSHIRE ST. (617) 661-0505 OLEANARESTAURANT.COM At Oleana, Turkish and Middle Eastern flavors are more than influences—they are muses, and Executive Chef Ana Sortun has her entire menu dancing to their tunes. Her kebobs of Vermont quail are seasoned with the aromatic spice mix known as baharat, and her monkfish and summer squash shish is served with a sauce of tomato and hawaij, a Yemeni seasoning blend. The dessert menu is no less evocative of far-off regions with dishes like bici bici, a pink peppercorn milk pudding with blackberries, rose petal jam, and cucumber granité. Or just gather on the patio and share some meze—small plates of delicacies like whipped feta, imam bayildi (stuffed eggplant), and lamb lamejun with shishito peppers. Wit’s End photos courtesy of Wit’s End. Christina’s photo by Adrianne Mathiowetz. Oleana photos by Kristin Teig. Veggie Galaxy photo courtesy of Veggie Galaxy.
GREEK
GREEK CORNER RESTAURANT
2366 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 661-5655 GREEKCORNER.US
Entering Greek Corner feels like being transported. A mural of Grecian seas and buildings stretches throughout the dining room, and the food reflects an intimate knowledge of Mediterranean cuisine. The family behind the restaurant hails from Sparta, Greece, and brings over spices and olive oil from its home country. Menu highlights include avgolemono soup, souvlaki, pastitso, and gyros smothered with the best tzatziki around. RESTAURANT IN AREA FOUR PIZZA
AREA FOUR
292 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. & 500 TECHNOLOGY SQUARE, (617) 758-4444 AREAFOUR.COM
Look at the menu. Just look at it. Know what that is? That’s attitude, and Area Four’s pizzas just scream with it. What kind of place names one of their pies “Not Pepperoni”? An awesome place, that’s what, with a kitchen that’s also bold enough to put
Wellfleet cherrystone clams and hot peppers on the same crust. One that isn’t afraid to ask the question, “You want to add marinated white anchovies to that?” One that makes both carnivore-friendly and vegetarian-friendly breakfast jumbles that can only be called the Hot Mess. At Area Four, fervent disregard for boring pizza (or brunch dishes) is a way of life. RESTAURANT IN INMAN SQUARE SERVER - SAM
CITY GIRL CAFE
204 HAMPSHIRE ST., (617) 864-2809 CITYGIRLCAFE.COM
You want brunch, right? OK, here’s the ticket: a goat cheese, bacon, and caramelized onion sandwich. That’s what you need— the creamy tang of the goat cheese contrasted with the salty punch of the bacon, balanced by the sweetness of the onion. Or go the Italian route with il meglio— toasted focaccia topped with asparagus, fontina, prosciutto, house aioli, and two eggs. Or maybe you want pizza, the beautiful simplicity of a classic margherita—tomato, mozz, basil, garlic, what more do you really need?—served in a cozy and kitchy cafe.
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Mamaleh’s Delicatessen
RESTAURANT IN KENDALL SQUARE
ONE KENDALL SQUARE, (617) 958-3354 MAMALEHS.COM The cultural institution that is the Jewish deli comes with expectations: bagels, smoked salmon, blintzes, schmaltz. Mamaleh’s delivers on all of these (plus Yiddish lessons on its website). “Eat something already,” it admonishes us, and who are we to say no? A pumpernickel bagel and house-made lox with the requisite dill cream cheese, red onions, tomato, and capers—it may not get more Jewish deli than that. But if that’s too familiar, maybe try the Barney Greengrass with smoked sturgeon on bialy. Or at dinner, have the arctic char with chraime sauce, served with couscous and summer squash, or a Jewish pupu platter (chopped liver, gribenes, knishes, and kreplach). And please, call your mother, she misses you.
RESTAURANT IN EAST CAMBRIDGE
ATWOOD’S TAVERN
877 CAMBRIDGE STREET, (617) 864-2792 ATWOODSTAVERN.COM
Dark wood, a long bar stocked with great labels, a stage for live music, a cozy patio out back, and a kitchen that turns out great food until almost midnight. You want tofu and veggies (like shiitake, broccoli, and scallions) over rice during opening act, and a grilled pork chop with cheddar grits for the headliner’s last set? Done! Or pick your sandwich, from grass-finished burgers to BLTs with applewood-smoked bacon to crab cakes on brioche. Who could ask for more from a neighborhood joint? RESTAURANT IN HARVARD SQUARE AMERICAN
RUSSELL HOUSE TAVERN 14 JOHN F. KENNEDY ST., (517) 500-3055 RUSSELLHOUSECAMBRIDGE.COM
New England is where the American tavern was born, and Russell House is committed to perfecting the form. Its menu is a celebration of tavern food and regional cuisine, and the 28 Scout’s Honored 2018 | scoutcambridge.com
atmosphere invites conviviality. In fact, you and your hungriest friends can tackle the RHT Tower (four half lobster tails, 16 oysters, eight clams, eight shrimp), if you’re feeling particularly peckish. Or if your appetite is more modest, start with the warm farro salad (with roasted mushrooms, Swiss chard, ricotta, and a harissa vinaigrette) and then the coffee-braised short ribs (served with potato puree and an orange gremolata). Or wander in late and enjoy buck-a-shuck East Coast oysters. RESTAURANT IN HURON VILLAGE
HI-RISE BREAD COMPANY 208 CONCORD AVE., (517) 876-8766 HI-RISEBREAD.COM
The staff of life and the stuff of dreams, with amazing food literally served by the numbers. Chalkboards above the counter count off your options: Today you’ll have No. 13, Mahatma Gloves—curried chicken salad with cashews and mango chutney on sprouted wheat sourdough. Tomorrow, it’s No. 60, Esmé Etolle—roasted sweet potato, goat cheese, basil pesto, pickled onion, and arugula on a baguette.
Next visit, perhaps No. 51, the Dapper Dutchman—a quarter pound (!) of smoked salmon on toasted corn bread with capers, red onion, and tarragon mayo. Or, just maybe, you’ll stand around inhaling the aroma of baking for awhile, then go home with a simple loaf that never fails to exceed your family’s expectations.
a la carte at the wine bar—the house-made fettuccine with local clams has sun gold tomatoes, Calabrian chile, and nasturtiums.
RESTAURANT IN NORTH CAMBRIDGE
You can’t get much more Italian than a restaurant that had a table purpose-built for making pasta on it … and for feeding that pasta to large groups at dinner. Gather around and don’t be shy with the antipasti—black bass crudo with marinated agretti, cucumber, dried lime, and chiles; grilled octopus with pesto alla trapanese and almonds; or a salumi platter with mortadella, finocchiona, speck, and soppressata. And that pasta? Try the pappardelle with wild boar, black trumpet mushrooms, and juniper. They will happily grill you a whole mackerel (served with bagnet vert, broccoli, and capers) as well. And dolci? Well, since you ask: We’ll have the pistachio gelato with marinated cherries and anise pizzelle.
THE TABLE AT SEASON TO TASTE
2447 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 871-9468 CAMBRIDGETABLE.COM
Just 20 seats, a prix fixe menu, and an open kitchen. That takes confidence from both chef and diner, and it is amply rewarded here. The four-course menu highlights both Chef Carl Dooley’s French cuisine training and an unbridled imagination. That menu changes with the seasons, but currently you’ll have green chile lamb enchiladas in a tomatillo salsa with goat cheese and an earthy huitlacoche, and later a glazed scallop green curry with okra, roasted peanuts, Thai basil, and Kefir lime. Or order
RESTAURANT IN PORTER SQUARE ITALIAN
GIULIA
1682 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. (617) 441-2800 GIULIARESTAURANT.COM
Photo by Adrianne Mathiowetz.
Making a difference in the world one momo at a time Sophie Thakali left her family and friends behind in Nepal in 2006 with the intention of becoming a CPA here in the U.S. Traveling with her, were the tasty, traditional dumplings from Nepal and Tibet, known as momos. After years of making them for her admiring friends, she decided to leave her accounting job and start her own dumpling shop. Tasty Mo:Mo: is not only a venture to represent Nepali food; It also has an initiative to feed children back in Nepal through the “Food for Education” trust. A portion for every plate of momos sold is donated to Food for Education. Tasty Mo:Mo: has expanded its charitable vision to provide free food to local organizations when needed and asked.
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DRINKS
BY TIM GAGNON AND REENA KARASIN
Brick & Mortar
MEXICAN RADIO Tequila, pomegranate liqueur, lime, and ginger combine in this drink to form what bartender Humar Miranda calls “a play on a margarita.” The fact that the pomegranate flavor has some liquor to back it up means that this drink can pack a punch without an overwhelming tequila taste—it’s strong, but in a good way. The Mexican Radio is also less sugary than margaritas can be thanks to the ginger syrup, which introduces slight sweetness alongside the ginger flavor.
BEER PROGRAM
GRAFTON STREET
1230 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. (617) 497-0400 GRAFTONSTREETCAMBRIDGE.COM
Most people start entertaining thoughts of beer in the waning hours of a work day, but Grafton Street General Manager Morgan Carney starts most mornings with a beer run on his mind. “Distributors send out these emails on Monday morning, some of them at 6 a.m., with what they have,” he says. “I set my alarm just to get that email order 30 Scout’s Honored 2018 | scoutcambridge.com
COCKTAILS
567 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 491-0016, BRICKMORTARLTD.COM
DOLLYWOOD Sip the Dollywood slowly—the flavors morph in your mouth, presenting different facets of the cocktail one by one. Four Roses Bourbon is at the heart of this drink, with orgeat introducing almond into the mix. With lemon and orange juices—fresh squeezed daily— and shaken with a single ice cube, this drink is served over a mountain of crushed ice and garnished with mint.
in immediately. You’ve got to be really on top of it.” Carney’s early-morning buying pays off—Grafton has some of the region’s most sought-after beers, but for the general manager, it’s also a matter of creating variety amid their 14 tap lines, two of which are perennially claimed by Guinness and a regular cocktail on tap. “We don’t have the luxury of having, like, 30 tap lines,” Carney explains. “When you do any beer list, you want to have as much variety as you can, but you want to keep certain things in mind depending on the type of restaurant you are, where you’re located, trends within the beer
THE BORDER TRILOGY This three-part drink is not for the faint of heart. Order this and you’ll be served a Mexican beer, a tequila shot, and a shot of housemade sangrita—a mix of juice, homemade tabasco, and homemade habanero that Miranda ranks at 7.5 on a spicy scale of one to 10. The sangrita is designed to be a delicious, spicy chaser to the already sippable Tequila Ocho.
industry, and the number of tap lines you have.” One of Grafton’s proudest claims of late, Cigar City’s Jai Alai IPA, was on Carney’s radar for a few years before it became available in Massachusetts. Aside from the Tampa-based brewery crafting a “very approachable” IPA with refreshing citrus notes up front, the demand for it locally was simply too great to pass up. “I think we got it three weeks after it became available,” Carney says. “That’s been our biggest seller all summer.” Grafton’s regulars and the Harvard Square community have responded in kind to Carney’s early-morning enthusiasm; during the recent World Cup
final, Carney says the bar area was packed with around 300 die-hard fans for the early afternoon match. Arguably the most impressive bit about Carney’s process is how few of the drinks he tests; claiming he “got all [his] drinking out of the way in [his] 20s,” he now solely tests cocktails occasionally, letting BeerAdvocate, Draft Magazine, regulars, and the advice of certain bartenders help him curate Grafton’s beer menu. “If bartenders feel like they have a hand in the menu or come up with a really good cocktail, they get more excited about it and can sell it really well,” Carney adds. “It gives them a sense of ownership over their work environment.” Photos by Gabrielle Chiongbian.
BARTENDER
THE RISING BAR – IAN DOODY
1172 CAMBRIDGE ST., (617) 714-4130, THERISINGBAR.COM Hometown: Dublin, Ireland Bartender since: 2012 Favorite cocktail creation: Coconut margarita Fun fact about you: Can drink a pint of Guinness in four seconds What you like about being a bartender: The ability to change someone’s day around with good old-fashioned hospitality and drinks.
LIQUOR STORE WINE SHOP
INMAN SQUARE WINE & SPIRITS 1226 CAMBRIDGE ST. (617) 945-2902 INMANSQUAREWINE.COM
When Joseph Sousa’s family started Inman Square Wine & Spirits in 2015, they knew they wanted—and needed—to offer something different than bigbox stores. “Our aim was to offer artisan products for all occasions, particularly on the wine side,” manager Jonas Atwood says. “We focus mainly on small producers, which tend to be the best. We have a wide selection of sustainable and organically produced wines, and really for
BREWERY
CAMBRIDGE BREWING CO. 1 KENDALL SQUARE, BLDG 100 (617) 494-1994 CAMBRIDGEBREWINGCOMPANY.COM
Considering the boom of new breweries across Cambridge over the last decade, Cambridge Brewing Company’s win this year is especially earned because … well, let’s be frank: after almost 30 years, they can’t quite call themselves spring chickens anymore. “We are seasoned chickens,” CBC founder Phil Bannatyne quickly jokes with the mention of the term. “When you’ve been around for that long, you have the opportunity to learn an awful
lot,” he says. “We come out with a new beer pretty much every two weeks, so there’s probably 25 new recipes per year that debut here at the pub. We’re always innovating, we’re always thinking about new styles, we’re thinking about old-world styles and how we can emulate them. Thirty years is a long time, but that doesn’t mean we’re resting on any kind of laurels.” CBC entered into a virtually non-existent craft brewing scene in 1989, and Bannatyne remembers being just the fifth brewery to open in Massachusetts. “It used to be if it wasn’t Budweiser, Miller, or Coors, no one would touch it,” he recalls. “People coming of age now have … options, and the landscape is really quite changed, but because
of that, there’s more adventure, experimentation, and wider range of choice.” Bannatyne attests that a lot of the brewery’s newest concoctions spring from past ideas in their recipe book, including Banryu Ichi, an experimental sake/beer hybrid that utilizes yeast and koji (a steamed rice with mold spores regularly used in Japanese wine) on top of barley malt. “The resulting beverage is very sake-like, really floral, and somewhat sweet and viscous,” he says. “It’s just delicious and quite strong … there are a gazillion sake brewers, obviously, but I don’t know of anyone that does this particular kind of hybrid.” While CBC holds tightly to traditions—like touting out
all occasions—not just on the high end, the whole range.” Inman Square Wine & Spirits has gained a reputation for having the best selection of craft beers, wines, and ciders in the area, and that’s not by accident. “We put a lot of thought into the products we carry,” Sousa explains. “It’s not just the newest, or the most advertised on commercials, or whatever a salesman tells us. There’s a reason why we have everything that we have.” “It’s all curated,” Atwood adds. “I’ve tasted all the wines on our shelves, and selected them based on whatever criteria or category they would be selected for—whether it’s a certain price range, from a certain region, or a certain grape varietal we’re looking for.”
16 different, sour options for its Sour Beer Fest every March, and its Halloween-driven Pumpkinfest in October—it also keeps evolving. Bannatyne mentions a “facelift” for the brew pub’s glass facade in September to modernize, but most of all, to help maintain its decadesold status as a gathering spot in Cambridge. The new windows will open up the pub to the patio, allowing air in and more direct communication between the two areas. “It’s inviting, and you get a warm smile when you come here,” he says. “You get to hang out at the bar and talk to old friends, or new friends and strangers that become friends, in an atmosphere that is accepting of all.” scoutcambridge.com | Scout’s Honored 2018 31
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WILDCARDS
Cambridge School of Culinary Arts DATE NIGHT SPOT
2020 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. (617) 354-2020 CAMBRIDGECULINARY.COM While Sean Leonard has only been the executive director, CEO, and co-owner of the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts (CSCA) since last January, the school has been in his life for more than 20 years. “They were like parents to me,” he says of Roberta Dowling, who started the school in 1974, and her husband Bill. Leonard graduated from the school in 1996, and later became its recreational coordinator/director. He was part of a team that started couples cooking classes in 2002—a relatively novel idea at the time that has developed into one of the school’s most popular offerings. The cooking classes were a jumpstart to the school’s recreational programming, which has since blossomed to complement its professional programs. Courses range from lessons on how to make macarons or temper chocolate
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to “Thanksgiving 101” to “Cooking Couples Vegetarian Tapas.” “It’s just evolving—we’re trying to keep up with what people want, so that’s how the recreational program in the CSCA runs,” he says. “There’s constantly classes being posted.” After Roberta passed away in 2015, Leonard dreamed of taking over the business and “carrying on the legacy.” When asked what that legacy is to him, he answers, “It is emotional for me … [Roberta and Bill] would just embrace people, and support them, and bring out what they had in them … There’s nothing like seeing a person come in, day one, and seeing them leave when they graduate.” Leonard has also pushed the CSCA to get more involved in its community, working with organizations including Community Cooks and Community Servings. If Leonard had to choose just one class, he’d opt for “Regions of Italy.” “That was Roberta’s thing—she loved Italy, there’s where she went almost every year. And our program is influenced by European classical techniques.”
CSCA photos by Ellen Callaway Photography. Life Alive photo by Adrianne Mathiowetz.
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ECO-FRIENDLY BUSINESS
LIFE ALIVE
765 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., (617) 354-5433 LIFEALIVE.COM
It’s easy to see why Life Alive won the “Best Eco-friendly Business” category. The menu—packed with vegan options, superfoods, and shots of wheatgrass, ginger, and tumeric—makes clear the cafe’s focus on the earth and humans’ relationship to it. One of the main ways Life Alive strives to be kind to the environment is by using all parts of their foods whenever possible. Broccoli stems get repurposed into broccoli soup, egg yolks are saved for making aiolis, and produce is re-juiced for use in sauces. To-go container parts are either compostable or recyclable, and Life Alive is reducing its straw usage while also scouring the market for the best sustainable straws. “We really want to make sure that anything we’re doing in this building supports the mission the company was built upon, which is to serve this high-quality, nutritional food in an environment that really does embrace the world around us,” General Manager Steve Speyer says.
OLD FAVORITE
S&S DELI AND RESTAURANT
1334 CAMBRIDGE ST., (617) 354-0777 SANDSRESTAURANT.COM
We know S&S’s menu must not literally be endless, but there always seems to be something for everyone within its many pages. Where else can you find Bavarian French toast, potato knishes, and salmon kabobs all in one place? Meanwhile, its dessert display tantalizes with the likes of key lime pie, turtle cheesecake, and chocolate lava
cake. The sprawling restaurant and rows of booths give S&S a homey, diner-feel, plus when you eat there you’re getting a taste of Cambridge’s history, as the restaurant has been up and running since 1919. NEIGHBORHOOD TO SHOP
HARVARD SQUARE
“What makes the square so special is that it has something for everyone. While we boast a variety of international, national, regional, and local businesses, it is important to note that over
70 percent of our businesses are locally owned and independent. The square is clean, safe, welcoming, fun, authentic, and awash in history! It has been a ‘marketplace’ since the 17th century, offering goods and services to students, residents, and travelers. Nearly 400 years later, the practice continues. Our beloved ‘marketplace’ known globally as Harvard Square is honored to be the ‘best neighborhood to shop’!” — Denise Jillson, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association
LATE-NIGHT HAUNT
CHARLIE’S KITCHEN
10 ELIOT ST., (617) 492-9646 CHARLIESKITCHEN.COM PLACE TO PEOPLE WATCH
CAMBRIDGE CITY HALL LAWN
795 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. NEIGHBORHOOD TO LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOOD TO DINE
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Broadsheet Coffee Roasters
NEW BUSINESS BARISTA – OONA
100 KIRKLAND ST., (617) 945-2867, BROADSHEETCOFFEE.COM Remnants of Aaron MacDougall’s former life as a high-up finance man are evident: his charisma, his sharply logical thought processes, the strength of his handshake. But he’s traded in his suits for sneakers, or, as he puts it, “I ran a big trading team, it was a massive business, and [now] I’m washing dishes on the weekends.” And he’s very happy about the swap. MacDougall grew up in Cambridge and Newton, and went to Harvard. His finance career landed him in Hong Kong, and let him retire early to Hawaii. While that scenario might seem idyllic to many, MacDougall was itching to convince his wife to move back to Cambridge. In Hawaii, he channeled his excess energy—of which there was plenty—into a budding coffee passion. Disappointed with the variety of coffee options in the state, he took to home brewing. “When I started to get coffee crazy, and was cluttering our kitchen, at one point I had probably three espresso machines in the kitchen, and like five grinders,” he says.
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MacDougall’s interest in coffee continued to grow as he moved to Greater Boston five years ago with his wife and son, who is now 9. He’s honed his palate and skills, placing high in large coffee tasting and roasting competitions. He was tempted out of retirement, and opened Broadsheet Coffee Roasters in July 2017. The coffee shop is clearly defined by MacDougall’s precise approach to roasting. The focus is on the quality of the coffee, which is why he recommends a straightforward drink to firsttime customers. “Coffee nerds like myself typically gravitate more toward brewed coffee, because it gives you the truest signal of what the coffee is all about. So I would say have a cup of hot batch coffee, or drip coffee. And if possible, wait until it’s a little bit cooler. Try it without milk, try it without sugar first, if possible, just so you can taste what the coffee itself tastes like.” MacDougall makes sure to filter and re-mineralize the water used at Broadsheet, decrying the quality of Cambridge’s tap water. He took equal care in choosing a coffee roaster, and says the
one in the shop is the most environmentally friendly one available. “We use a lot of tools to measure the coffee. When people think about coffee, there’s a school of thought that says it’s an art, there’s a school of thought that says it’s an engineering, or more scientific process, and I’m very much in that latter camp,” he says. “When I roast, I’m taking a lot of data on a real-time basis, logging data from four different thermometers … looking at things like the rate of heat transfer.” Having a coffee roaster onsite to begin with speaks to Broadsheet’s focus on coffee quality. Most shops roast their coffee elsewhere, MacDougall explains, but he wanted to make the roasting a tangible experience for his customers and employees. The City of Cambridge told MacDougall that Broadsheet was the first place to operate a commercial coffee roaster in the city, he says. While MacDougall describes coffee as his “first love” at Broadsheet, he and his team have put a lot of thought
into other aspects of the shop. A bright “COFFEE” sign faces the street through the glass facade, offering a glimpse into its bright, clean interior. MacDougall wanted to open Broadsheet in Cambridge because he saw a diverse community that he thought could engage with him in his “geeky” coffee passion. Broadsheet also offers food, ranging from breakfast sandwiches to Georgian egg boats to potato crust quiche (part of the weekend brunch menu). MacDougall recommends that first-time customers pair their black coffee with the beet hummus sandwich, and opt to top it with halloumi cheese and an egg. “I think we’re adding to the conversation. It’s a different type of coffee shop,” he says. “It isn’t your corner coffee shop, it isn’t a chain, it’s something that has been put together intentionally and very conscientiously. We drill down on the coffees, we drill down on the roasting process, we drill down on the brewing process, so we actually know a lot about coffee.”
Photos by Irina M. / IM Creative Photography.
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TELL ME ABOUT CURIOUS SOUND OBJECTS. Curious Sound Objects started as an idea for an art show for all the hackery musical things my friends here and in the city were making. As an extension of the project, I’m making a pocket sound toy called Bitty, which is really fun. You can check it out at curioussoundobjects.com. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SPOT IN THE AREA TO HANG OUT? Industry Lab. No joke. I come here to work during the day, and I hang out here with friends at night.
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THROUGH SEPT. 23
| THEATER
“THE BLACK CLOWN” Various times, Tickets start at $25 64 Brattle St., Cambridge Langston Hughes’s poem “The Black Clown” is turned into a show that “fuses vaudeville, gospel, opera, jazz, and spirituals to bring Langston Hughes’ verse to life onstage and animate a Black man’s resilience against a legacy of oppression,” according to the A.R.T. website. This run marks the show’s world premiere.
Photo courtesy of Formaggio Kitchen.
EVERY TUESDAY IN SEPTEMBER FITNESS
Photo courtesy of Health Yoga Life.
MOVES ON THE ROOF FREE FITNESS SERIES 6 p.m., Free Kendall Square Roof Garden - 90 Broadway, Cambridge Health Yoga Life’s fitness series offers not just free yoga, but classes with a beautiful view of the city from the Kendall Square Roof Garden.
SEPT. 15
Photo courtesy of the Somerville Garden Club.
| STORYTELLING
PECHAKUCHA 20X20 8 to 11 p.m., Free Remnant Brewing - 2 Bow Market Way, Somerville PechaKucha—the format of 20 slides, each shown for 20 seconds—is coming to Somerville this September. The theme for presentations at the Remnant Brewing event is “Trial and Error.” This event is hosted by the Somerville Community Corporation.
SEPT. 18 & OCT. 9 DRINKS
Photo courtesy of Kimpton Marlowe Hotel.
DOGS & DRAFTS 5:30 p.m., Free Kimpton Marlowe Hotel - 25 Edwin H Land Boulevard, Cambridge Grab a beer with your dog (and your neighbors’ dogs) at the Kimpton Marlowe Hotel this fall. Aeronaut Brewing Co. will offer beer on the Sept. 18 date, and Notch Brewing will serve theirs on Oct. 9. You can put together a “doggie bag” of handmade treats from Polka Dog Bakery for your pup and enter to win raffle prizes that will delight both humans and canines alike.
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| FOOD
SEPT. 29
| GAMES
FORMAGGIO KITCHEN 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 1 to 4 p.m., $5 to $10 Formaggio Kitchen - 244 Huron Ave., Cambridge Formaggio’s turning 40, and they want you to come out and celebrate with them! “We are excited, humbled and inspired by this amazing milestone and we are throwing a big street party to celebrate,” the shop’s staff writes on the Eventbrite page. Get ready for food from local restaurants, a beer garden, live music, and more.
BOSTONFIG FEST 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., $15 120 Vassar St., Cambridge Get your board game crew together and head to MIT for this annual festival to try out video games and tabletop games from independent creators.
SEPT. 29 & 30
| NATURE
SOMERVILLE GARDEN CLUB ANNUAL PLANT SALE 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Free 50 Holland St., Somerville Who better to get your plants from than your local garden club? The club’s members and its “community friends” donate plants for the annual sale, including herbs, shrubs, and perennials. Other plant paraphernalia will be available as well, from containers to gardening tools to topical books. Proceeds will support the garden club, which is a nonprofit.
SEPT. 18
Photo courtesy of BostonFig Fest.
SEPT. 23
Photo by Greg Cook.
| ART
CAMBRIDGE ARTS OPEN STUDIOS 12 to 6 p.m., Free Throughout Cambridge Take a look inside artists’ studios and the art being created in your city during one of Cambridge’s most exciting weekends of the year. The weekend kicks off with an Open Studios Launch Party featuring participating artists and their work.
OCT. 6-7
| BOOKS
OCT. 20
| BOOKS & DRINKS
PORTER SQUARE AFTER HOURS: OVERNIGHT READATHON 8:30 p.m. to 7 a.m., $25 Porter Square Books - 25 White St., Cambridge If hackathons always seemed fun except for the coding part, this one’s for you. Bring your sleeping bag and stay up all night with your eyes glued to that book you can’t put down. Tickets include Cafe Zing coffee, Flatbread pizza, and Bagelsaurus bagels. There will be games and art projects throughout the night if you need a reading break. Proceeds go to the Porter Square Books Foundation and Miranda’s Hearth.
GROWN-UP BOOK FAIR 2 to 6 p.m., Free Aeronaut Brewing Company - 14 Tyler St., Somerville Local businesses seem to have realized that if you pair any activity with beer, people are really excited about it. This event’s a throwback to your childhood days of book fairs, brought to you by Porter Square Books and Aeronaut. Submit your order form and payment to the bookstore by Oct. 1, and then at the fair you’ll get your order and have the chance to look at more books.
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REAL ESTATE DIRECTORY
REVOLUTIONARY CLINICS
TEAM JEN & LYNN
67 Broadway, Somerville 617-213-6006, revolutionaryclinics.org Professional, well-respected medical marijuana clinic offering natural solutions to a wide variety of illnesses and chronic conditions.
Thalia Tringo & Associates Real Estate Lynn 617-216-5244, Jen 617-943-9581 TeamJenandLynn@ThaliaTringoRealEstate.com
Bringing our expertise and good humor to help you find a perfect home or say good-bye to your old one.
DR. KATIE TALMO, D.M.D.
CHARLES CHERNEY TEAM AT COMPASS REAL ESTATE
Prices are already up quite a bit over 2013, which was the strongest market in years. More inventory has started to appear, but it is still not enough to satisfy demand. Consequently, prices should continue to rise in 2014.
180 Highland Ave., Somerville 617-864-6111 Dr. Talmo provides a personalize Please call us for more information on the market, approach dental care. Come or to get a sense to of the current value of your home. enjoy ~Thalia, Todd, Niké, Jennifer, and Lynn a comfortable dental experience in Our New Listings her newly renovated office space.
617-733-8937 CambridgeRealEstate.com SomervilleRealEstate.com Making your next move a reality.
RESTAURANT DIRECTORY LEONE’S SUB AND PIZZA
292 Broadway, Somerville 617-776-2511, leonessubandpizza.com Pizza and subs fit for a king since 1954. Now being delivered by Dash!
MIKE’S FOOD & SPIRITS
9 Davis Square, Somerville 617-628-2379, mikesondavis.com Pizza, Pasta, Seafood, Burgers and more! Dine in our casual dining room open to Davis Square or watch a game at the bar!
~ $1,495,000 This is a very rare opportunity to own a single family home with garage on one of the largest lots in Davis Square . The Victorian-era house has 4 bedrooms and one and a half baths on two levels. The detached garage
SOMERVILLE FAMILY PRACTICE
the Morrison Ave. and Grove St., is the very large, open, level yard. Owned by the same family since 1955, this unspoiled home is ready for a new family to make their own updates and memories.
1020 Broadway, Somerville Lovely Agassiz 2 bedroom/2 bath condo with private porch on a pleasant side street between 617-628-2160 Harvard and Porter Squares. Near great shops, restaurants, and Harvard campus. ~somervillefamilypractice.net $349,000 Roomy Ten Hills 2 bedroom/1 bath condo with charming details, reonvated kitchen, parking, and storage. Now accepting new patients. ~ $519,000
Jennifer Rose
Residential Sales Specialist, ealtor R ® cell/text Jennifer@ThaliaTringoRe alEstate .com
Lynn C. Gr aham
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IRENE BREMIS THE IBREMIS TEAM
OPA GREEK YEEROS
THALIA TRINGO & ASSOCIATES REAL ESTATE
MASS AVE DINER
617-905-5232, irenebremis.com irenebremis@gmail.com Real Estate Consulting, Listing, Marketing, Sales & Rental Specialist.
378 Highland Ave., Somerville 617-718-2900, opayeeros.com Authentic Greek cuisine and a lively atmosphere. Expanding soon!
~ $229,000 Near Medford Sq., this 1 bedroom/ 1 1/2 bath condo is in an elevator building with parking.
Coming Soon
MASSAGE THERAPY WORKS
In the heart of Davis Sq., this 2 bedroom/1 bath condo in a brick building has a parking space.
255 Elm St #302, Somerville 617-684-4000 Renovated 1 bedroom/1 bath near Prospect Hill with air, in-unitbodywork laundry, private porch, Leader incentral clinical and and shared yard. therapeutic massage since 1997. Equidistant from Davis and Porter Squares, this 3 bedroom/1.5 bath condo on two levels has in-unit laundry, 2 porches, private yard, and exclusive driveway for 3 cars.
617-616-5091, thaliatringorealestate.com
Our agents strive to make your experience of buying and selling as smooth as possible. From start to finish, we are here to help you. Free classes.
SHOPPING DIRECTORY MAGPIE
416 Highland Ave., Somerville 617-623-3330, magpie-store.com
Unique jewelry, apothecary, art, edibles, housewares and more!
PORTER SQUARE BOOKS
25 White St., Cambridge 617-491-2220, portersquarebooks.com Porter Square Books is your fiercely independent source for great books, magazines, fun gifts and more.
906 Mass. Ave., Cambridge 617-864-5301, massavediner.com Since 2010 Serving Killer Brunch and Diner Fare. Now Open Late and Serving Craft Beer and Wine!
LA POSADA RESTAURANT
505 Medford St., Somerville 617-776-2049, laposadasomerville.com Somerville’s spot for delicious, hand-crafted Latin American cuisine.
TACO PARTY MAGPIE KIDS
95 Elm St., Somerville 617-764-4110, magpiekids.com Modern gifts for modern kids. Clothes, toys, books and more!
711 Broadway, Somerville 617-764-0683, tacopartytruck.com Building tacos from the ground up.
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PHOTO CONTESTS
THANKS SO MUCH FOR TAKING US WITH YOU THIS SUMMER! CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS:
Farthest Trip: Stacy
Perth, Australia Over 11,600 miles away!
Most Creative: Jessica and Ryan on their honeymoon in Kyoto, Japan
Chewko, Australia
Funniest: Jess and Nick in Saint Petersburg, FL
CHARMING COMFORT, CAMBRIDGE CONVENIENCE
FRIENDLY ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE HEART OF CAMBRIDGE SINCE 1945
We are available 8 am to 10 pm daily at 617-876-2888 to answer questions and help with reservations.
We are available 24 hours a day at 617-547-4600 to answer questions and help with reservations.
www.harding-house.com • Breakfast buffet with a daily home-cooked special • All day coffee, tea, snacks
www.irvinghouse.com • Internet – Guest computer/printer • TV – Free Local Phone Calls
• Limited Off-street Parking FREE with DIRECT BOOKING • Convenient Cambridge location
• Guest fridge & microwave in dining room • Non-smoking
HERE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER GREAT SUBMISSIONS:
Punta Cana – Nick Adragna
Holland, Michigan
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Moab, Utah – Vincent Maganzini
Mongolia – Katherine Koh
McAlester, Galápagos Islands – Matthew
Newfoundland – Jackie Linnane
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Meet Matt, or as he’s known to many of his patients, the Captain. Because when it comes to finding the right cannabis products for your needs, he knows where the treasure is buried. Matt is just one of the many Revolutionary Clinics patient advocates who are passionate about connecting their patients not just to the finest products, but also to the people, resources and knowledge they need to get the most out of their cannabis experience.
67 Broadway, SoMerville Plenty of free Parking
617.213.6006
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